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100

Small dough wrappers which are usually filled with meat and vegetables and folded into a crescent shape.

dumplings

100

This holiday is also known as the Chinese New Year and is China's biggest festival.

a. Spring Festival b. Lantern Festival c. New Year Festival

Spring Festival

100

The capital of China.

Beijing

100

This color represents happiness, success, and good fortune. It is especially prominent around the Chinese New Year Season.

Red

100

han bao bao

HINT: FOOD

hamburger

200

Originally made from leftover ingredients, this dish is usually made in a wok and with a rice base, it often includes other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, seafood, and meat.

a. stir fry b. fried rice c. noodles

fried rice

200

Celebrated around the middle of the fall season, this holiday is typically spent eating mooncakes and lighting paper lanterns. 

a. Dragon Boat Festival b. Mid-Autumn Festival c. Lantern Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival

200

The official name of China.

People's Republic of China

200

This fruit is thought to bring good luck when eaten during the Chinese New Year period.

a. oranges b. apples c. bananas

tangerine/orange

200

jia na da

HINT: COUNTRY

Canada

300

These rolls of savory fillings wrapped in thin pastry are usually eaten during the Spring Festival. 

a. dumplings b. Spring rolls c. Scallion pancakes

Spring rolls

300

During this holiday, people like to eat sticky rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races.

a. Sticky Rice Festival b. Dragon Boat Festival c. Lantern Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

300

The largest city in China.

Shanghai

300

This number is considered unlucky because it sounds like the word "death."

a. 5 b. 8 c. 4

four (4) 

300

sha la

HINT: FOOD

salad

400

Named after the capital of China, this dish is known as "one of heaven's delicacies."

a. Beijing chicken b. Peking duck c. Shanghai pork

Peking Roast Duck

400

This festival is spent commemorating ancestors by sweeping their tombs.

a. Ancestor Festival b. Tomb Sweeping Day c. Spring Festival

Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day)

400

The national currency of China.

Renminbi (yuan)

400

Buying new _____ during Chinese New Year is considered bad luck.

a. shoes b. clothes c. hats

shoes

400

qiao ke li

HINT: FOOD

chocolate

500

Originating in the Sichuan province, this tofu dish is named after its inventor.

a. Mapo doufu b. sichuan doufu c. xiaoming doufu

Mapo doufu (tofu)

500

This festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month (Yuan) of the lunar calendar. It honors deceased ancestors and aims to promote reconciliation, peace, and forgiveness.

a. Lantern Festival b. Ancestor Day c. Peace Day

The Lantern Festival (Shangyuan Festival)

500

The national game/sport of China.

Ping pong/table tennis

500

Around the New Year, people like to eat this food because it symbolizes the blessing "niannianyouyu," which means "may you have abundance every year."

a. chicken b. fish c. pork

fish

500

Bi er gai ci

HINT: FAMOUS PERSON

Bill Gates